1941 in association football

Years in football (soccer):	1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
Years:	1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1941 throughout the world.

Events

• January 19 - FK Austria Wien defeat LASK Linz 21-0 in the Gauliga Ostmark (Austrian First Division).

• June 24 - The USSR First Division championship is abandoned after the German invasion of the USSR.

• Alajuelense win the Costa Rican First Division with a 100% record - played 6, won 6, drew 0, lost 0.

• Nacional win the Uruguayan First Division with a 100% record - played 20, won 20, drew 0, lost 0.

• Two matches are not played in the final round of the Chilean First Division. They are Colo-Colo versus Badminton FC, and Unión Española versus Green Cross.

Winners club national championship

• Argentina: River Plate
• Austria (Gauliga Ostmark) and Germany: Rapid Vienna
• Chile: Colo-Colo
• Costa Rica: Alajuelense
• Croatia: Hajduk Split
• Iceland: KR
• Italy: Bologna
• Mexico: Atlante
• Spain: Atlético Aviación (Atlético Madrid in Post-War)
• Switzerland: Lugano
• Turkey: Gençlerbirliği
• Uruguay: Nacional

Births

• January 11 – Gérson, Brazilian footballer
• March 2 – Bert Jacobs, Dutch footballer and manager (died 1999)
• April 12 – Bobby Moore, English footballer. England captain and World cup winner (died 1993)
• June 2 – Dinko Dermendzhiev, Bulgarian footballer and manager
• July 10 – Henk Bosveld, Dutch footballer (died 1998)
• July 22 – Harry Bähre, German footballer
• July 26 – Hans Dorjee, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2002)
• September 15 – Flórián Albert, Hungarian footballer
• November 23 – Alan Mullery, English footballer and manager